Matum vs Katung Fa

Aegle marmelos compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

Matum is Near Threatened while Katung Fa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matum	Katung Fa
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Rutaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aegle	Alstonia
Species	Aegle marmelos	Alstonia macrophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Matum and Katung Fa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)

ดู: Class: Magnoliopsida

Conservation Status

Matum

NT — Near Threatened

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matum	Katung Fa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Matum

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.